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Currently, iOS, watchOS and tvOS use HFS+ Case Sensitive (or whatвЂ™s called HFSX) as a file system, but theyвЂ™ll be using APFS as well. Related: See the Rocket YardвЂ™s complete WWDC 2016 coverage hereДЄPFS is whatвЂ™s known as a modern file system, containing features that will make it usable on every device that Apple makes from the Apple Watch to the Mac Pro. Our recommendation? Only try APFS from a beta version of macOS Sierra on an external volume that doesnвЂ™t have critical information on it.

HFS+ is unlike many Unix-based file systems in that it can be configured to be case-insensitive, and running OS X with case-sensitive HFS+ has been known to cause issues. There are also issues dealing with the current, early version of APFS as it is case-sensitive. File Vault encryption is out of the question since APFS has its own encryption scheme built-in. APFS volumes currently cannot be used as startup disks, Time Machine volumes, or even as part of a Fusion Drive. The newly re-named macOS Sierra will give Mac users their first look at APFS soon, but if you are planning to be part of the public beta test for the new operating system, there are some things youвЂ™ll want to look out for. ( Note:В You can read AppleвЂ™s APFS documentation hereВ and watch an introduction video here.) As new versions of Apple operating systems roll out later in 2016 - macOS Sierra, iOS 10, tvOS 10 and watchOS 3 - existing devices will use APFS.

With the roots of the file system now over 30 years old, Apple just announced a new file system called APFS (Apple File System) that will be shipped on all new Apple devices starting in 2017. All Macs currently use a file system called HFS+ (Hierarchical File System Plus), an outgrowth of the original Hierarchical File System that was introduced in 1985 with Mac System 2.1. A file system is used by an operating system like macOS and iOS to read from and writeВ to some sort of storage, whether itвЂ™s a huge hard disk drive or a speedy solid-state drive (SSD). Without a file system, your Mac, iPhone, iPad orВ even your Apple Watch would not work.

#SHEEPSHAVER ENLARGE DRIVE UPDATE#

IOS 10.3 Update with APFS Now Available to public

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